Alternate Dewey Finn
In 2010, Joe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) from the University of Ballarat Arts Academy. The following year, he founded the now internationally acclaimed electronic duo GodWolf, and revered comedy group Aunty Donna.
2012 and 2013 saw Joe’s professional Music Theatre debut as ‘Hank Majewski’ in the Australasian tour of Jersey Boys. With GodWolf having enjoyed the success of iTunes, MTV and ARIA charting singles, from 2014 onwards they toured Australia extensively.
2015 saw Joe play ‘Sergeant Kennedy’ in NED – A New Australian Musical, and tour nationally in California Dreaming and with The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty. In 2016, Joe portrayed the role of ‘Barrel’ in the new Australian musical CrossXroads – and performed in the Melbourne premiere of Mathew Lee Robinson’s Sing on Through Tomorrow shortly before commencing Kinky Boots.
In 2016 & 2017 Joe toured Australia playing the role of loveable antagonist ‘Don’, in Kinky Boots. Nearing the end of 2017, he performed the role of ‘Barry’ in High Fidelity at The Hayes, for which he was nominated for a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
Before commencing School of Rock, 2018 has seen Joe feature in the 10th Anniversary national tour of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.